college president

Drinking-age initiative awaits discussion

Daily Texan  Thu, 08/21/2008 - 11:00pm

UT President William Powers has not yet signed on his name to a controversial document urging a lowering of the legal drinking age.

He will not make his final decision without more campus discussion and input.

The Amethyst Initiative, which was launched this June by former Middlebury College President John McCardell, released the document Wednesday, which included the headline "Twenty-one is not working.